Nuair a úsáidtear na haidiachtaí taispeántacha seo agus sin sa chaint, cuirtear an bhéim ar an ainmfhocal ní ar an aidiacht.
When the demonstrative adjectives seo and sin are used in speech, the stress is placed on the noun not on the adjective.
Samplaí:
Examples:
An fear sin.
That man.
An ceann seo.
This one.
Níl sé ceart an bhéim a chur ar seo ná ar sin.
It’s incorrect to stress either seo or sin.
Meascann daoine na focail seo go minic - tabhair faoi deara an bhrí atá leo.
People often confuse these words - note their meaning.
seo: this
sin: that
anseo: here
ansin: there